Argentina has chosen the 39-year-oldArgentinian author and director’s film The German Doctor as its submission for the Best Foreign Language Film race for the upcoming Academy Awards competition.
Puenzo‘s drama, called Wakoldain her native Argentina, is based on her own novelabout the search for notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who hid in South America.
The thriller focuses on an Argentinian family that unwittingly puts their daughter under the care of the monster.
Argentina last won the Foreign Language Oscar in 2009 with The Secret In Their Eyes, which was directed by Juan José Campanella whose 3D animated pic Foosballis currently the top grossing local film in Argentina.
Lucía Puenzo has 10 reasons to celebrate… The 40-year-old Argentine author and filmmaker’s latest project The German Doctor was the top winner at the Argentine Film Academy awards ceremony, picking up 10 Sur Awards including best film and best director. Puenzo’s film, Argentina’s entry into the Oscar race in the…
Lucía Puenzo will be thrilling U.S. audiences in the near future… Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the 39-year-old Argentinian author and director’s latest film The German Doctor. Puenzo’s thriller was nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival under the…
Natalia Oreiro’s latest film project may be going global… Guido Rud’s FilmSharks Intl. has acquired the international sales rights to the musical drama Gilda, no me arrepiento de este amor, about Argentina’s legendary cumbia star, portrayed by the 38-year-old Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer. Picked up by Buena Vista…
